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September 14, 2011

A Few Concerns Regarding Matters of Faith and Morality

“The fearful danger of the present time is that above the cry for authority, we forget that man stands alone before the ultimate authority, and that anyone who lays violent hands on man here, is infringing eternal laws, and taking … Continue reading →

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Tagged as abortion, adolf eichmann, death penalty, dietrich bonhoeffer, hannah arendt, pat robertson, pope john paul ii, rick perry, ron paul, tea party, the banality of evil

August 19, 2011

Reaching the Lost Christian Generation

“God weeps with us so that we may one day laugh with him.” Jürgen Moltmann Over the past couple of weeks I have been thinking about encounters that I have had with Christians of various denominations who have suffered a … Continue reading →

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Tagged as agnosticism, anne rice, christian faith, crisis of faith, depression, despair, dietrich bonhoeffer, easter, god, image of god, iraq war, lost christian generation, physical abuse, PTSD, roman catholic church, roman catholic sexual abuse scandals, sexual abuse, tbi, traumatic brain injury

August 7, 2011

Silent Witnesses

“We have been silent witnesses of evil deeds; we have been drenched by many storms; we have learnt the arts of equivocation and pretence; experience has made us suspicious of others and kept us from being truthful and open; intolerable … Continue reading →

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Tagged as adam smith, afghanistan war, c peter wagner, christian dominionism, dietrich bonhoeffer, euro zone, european union, g k chesterton, james madison, napoleon bonaparte, political division, rick perry, seven mountain theology, standard and poor's, thomas jefferson, u.s.debt, unemployment, unholy trinity

July 15, 2011

The Clear and Present Danger of Unrepentant Ideologues

Dietrich Bonhoeffer “The followers of Christ have been called to peace. . . . And they must not only have peace but also make it. And to that end they renounce all violence and tumult. In the cause of Christ … Continue reading →

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July 5, 2011

Thoughts on Smoke, Suicides, Gracie Jane, the Media Legal System and I guess I’m not Patriotic

Gracie Jane…the Boston Legal Nancy Grace Today was one of those weird days. I got up relatively early for a day off only to have my morning interrupted by a page from the Emergency Room to deal with a suicide. … Continue reading →

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May 19, 2011

Facing the Darkness that Lurks Behind Trauma

The Einsatzgrüppen: The Banality of Evil I am in the second day of my conference and as I noted yesterday that the presenter, Dr. Robert Grant is dealing with spirituality and trauma. As was the last time I listened to … Continue reading →

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Tagged as 9-11 2001, banality of evil, crisis of faith, dehumanizing enemies, depression, dietrich bonhoeffer, dr robert grant, existential truths, faith, founding fathers, god, great society, hanah arendt, humanity, hyper-vigilance, iraq war, japan tsunami, malevolence, national trauma, new deal, post traumatic stress disorder, PTSD, ptsd hyper-arousal, trauma

May 13, 2011

Yes God Really does Love the Real World

“God loves human beings. God loves the world. Not an ideal human, but human beings as they are; not an ideal world, but the real world. What we find repulsive in their opposition to God, what we shrink back from … Continue reading →

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Tagged as bernard haring, canon law, catholic bishops and sexual abuse cover ups, chaplain ministry, church abuse scandals, churches, clergy sexual abuse, dietrich bonhoeffer, german army, jesus christ, ministers, pedophilia, priesthood imperiled, roman catholic church, sexual abuse, woe to you scribes and pharisees, world war ii

April 21, 2011

Deadly Chatter: The Danger of Talking and not Listening

“Christians, especially ministers, so often think they must always contribute something when they are in the company of others, that this is the one service they have to render. They forget that listening can be a greater service than speaking.” … Continue reading →

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March 29, 2011

The Front Page: Padre Steve talks about a Newspaper Interview on His Battle with PTSD

“Gratitude changes the pangs of memory into a tranquil joy.” Dietrich Bonhoeffer I was interviewed about a week and a half ago by Hope Hodge a reporter for the Jacksonville Daily News. The paper had discovered me through an article … Continue reading →

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March 14, 2011

Disaster in Japan: A Time to Act and Pray

A Woman sits amid the rubble in the town of Natori, Myagi Prefecture It appears that we have crossed the line from cataclysm to absolute disaster as three nuclear reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi plant appear to be melting down top … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: dietrich bonhoeffer

A Few Concerns Regarding Matters of Faith and Morality

Reaching the Lost Christian Generation

Silent Witnesses

The Clear and Present Danger of Unrepentant Ideologues

Thoughts on Smoke, Suicides, Gracie Jane, the Media Legal System and I guess I’m not Patriotic

Facing the Darkness that Lurks Behind Trauma

Yes God Really does Love the Real World

Deadly Chatter: The Danger of Talking and not Listening

The Front Page: Padre Steve talks about a Newspaper Interview on His Battle with PTSD

Disaster in Japan: A Time to Act and Pray

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